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    • Palmer Drought Severity Index

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    PDSI from the Dai dataset. The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) is devised by Palmer (1965) to represent the severity of dry and wet spells over the U.S. based on monthly temperature and precipitation data as well as the soil-water holding capacity at that location. These data consist of the monthly PDSI over global land areas from 1850 to 2010. Different precipitation/temperature datasets are used in the different files. Update and more information are available at CGD (Climate and Global Dynamics Division).

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date December 1, 2014
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) December 1, 2014 (lastUpdate)
    Frequency Of Update

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    Harvested from NOAA/ESRL/PSD

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date December 1, 2014
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) December 1, 2014 (lastUpdate)
    Responsible Party (Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.esrl.psd.dataset.Palmer_Drought_Severity_Index
    Access Constraints
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview File http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/mddb2/browseGraphics/Palmer_Drought_Severity_Index.png
    Harvest Object Id ae2d9278-a881-4586-b551-483c7315d99f
    Harvest Source Id 9d930396-6206-4753-a731-106882c6d24c
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/ESRL/PSD
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress ongoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1850-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2014-12-01

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